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First Impressions Learning Academy
Child care center
758R Colonel Ledyard Hwy
Ledyard, CT 06339
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- Provider Category
- Childcare
- Location
- Ledyard, CT
- Record Period
- 2023–2026
- Source Documents
- 9
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The Essentials
Summary
Across 8 licensing visits from February 2023 to August 2026, OEC cited 34 violations at First Impressions Learning Academy.
- Visits
- 8
- 2023–2026, inspections, follow-ups and investigations
- Violations
- 34
- Regulations cited by OEC licensing staff
- Visits With Violations
- 7
- Correction dates are not published
- Complaint investigations
- 3
- Investigations opened on a complaint
Violations by Year
- Violations
* Partial year, through November 1, 2026.
| Year | Visits | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 13 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 9 |
| 2026 | 2 | 7 |
What the Record Shows
- OEC does not publish when a violation was corrected, so it is worth asking what changed after each one.
- OEC’s files list no enforcement action in this window.
- 3 visits in this window included a complaint investigation. OEC publishes what an investigation found, not what the complaint alleged.
- The latest full inspection, April 17, 2026, recorded 6 violations.
Report at a Glance
- Facility
- First Impressions Learning Academy
- Address
- 758R Colonel Ledyard Hwy, Ledyard, CT 06339
- License Number
- CT-DCCC.70659
- License Type
- Child care center
- Licensed Capacity
- 55 children
- Capacity Under Age 3
- 20 children
- Ages Served
- 6 weeks to 9 years
- Hours
- Mon–Fri, 7:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
- License Expires
- 2030-08-31
- Record Window
- September 1, 2011 to November 1, 2026
Chronology
Inspection History
Every visit in the record window, newest first. A violation is a licensing regulation Connecticut found was not met. OEC publishes what an investigation found, not what the complaint alleged.
- 2026
Investigation
1 violation
Opened on a complaint. OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
- 19a-79-7a(c)(2)Licensed premises-clean, good repair, hazard free-maintenance programCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), 2026-995
- 2026
Unannounced full inspection
6 violations
OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
- 19a-79-10(d)(1)(A-C)Adequate sinks-handwashing-diapering/other use-food prepCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-4a(a)(2), (h)(1-2)Professional developmentCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-4a(i)(1-2)(H), (F)ConsultantsCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(c)(2)Licensed premises-clean, good repair, hazard free-maintenance programCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(h)(1-9)Outdoor spaceCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(g)(1)Equipment-clean and safe, good repair, non-toxic-sturdy, free from protruding nails, rustCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2026-1567
- 2025
Unannounced full inspection
8 violations
OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
- 19a-79-2a(c)(8)Local Health InspectionCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(c)(5)(A-C)Water supply- water testingCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-9a(b)(1)(A-F)-(2)(A-C)Medication TrainingsCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-4a(i)(1-2)(H), (F)ConsultantsCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(h)(1-9)Outdoor spaceCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-9a(b)(3)(A-B)Authorized prescriber/parent permissionCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(g)(1)Equipment-clean and safe, good repair, non-toxic-sturdy, free from protruding nails, rustCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-9a(a)(2-3)Non-Prescription Topical MedicationsCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2025-1227
- 2025
Investigation
1 violation
Opened on a complaint. OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
- 19a-79-7a(d)(6)-(f)(3)Exits, stairs, hallways unobstructedCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), 2025-159
- 2024
Investigation
2 violations
Opened on a complaint. OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
- 19a-79-4a(b)018b-Background ChecksCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-4a(c)(4)(A) thru (C) &/or 19a-79-4a(c)(6)Ratio: 1 Staff to 10 ChildrenCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), 2024-474
- 2024
Follow-up visit
No violations
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2024-915
- 2024
Unannounced full inspection
3 violations
OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
- 19a-79-7a(e)(8) &/or 19a-79-7a(e)(9)Adequate Lighting: 50/30 Candle FeetCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(h)(2)Impact Absorbing Material under EquipmentCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(h)(7)Outdoor Play Area Protected/FencedCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2024-915
- 2023
Unannounced full inspection
13 violations
OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
- 19a-79-3a(e)(5) and/or 19a-79-6a(a)(4)MenusCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-5a(a)(2)(A) through (E)and/or19a-79-6a(e)Child Health Records/Immunizations/TBCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(e)(1) &/or 19a-79-12(b)(8)Air Temp 65 degrees, Thermometer AffixedCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-3a(e)(7)No Smoking SignsCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-5a(a)(2)(E)Individual Care Plan (Signed by Parent/Staff)CitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-6a and/or 19a-79-7aLicense Premise Clean/Good Repair/SafeCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(a) and/or 19a-79-7a(c)(3)Lead Water Test/Bottled WaterCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-6a(a)(2)Nutritious Snacks/MealsCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(h)(7)Outdoor Play Area Protected/FencedCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-10(d)(1)Adequate Sinks in Program SpaceCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-10(d)(2)(E) and/or 19a-79-6a(a)(5)Refrigerators & Food Prep FacilitiesCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-10(e)(7) and/or 19a-79-10(e)(8)Hand Washing Policy Posted/FollowedCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(h)(2)Impact Absorbing Material under EquipmentCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2023-642
Connecticut’s Office of Early Childhood publishes each violation it cites, not a risk level for it.
Context
Patterns Worth Examining
A repeated citation can merit attention, but context and corrective action must be reviewed before drawing a conclusion.
- 1
Consultants, Cited in Two Visits
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-4a(i)(1-2)(H), (F) in April 2025 and April 2026. The agency describes it this way: Consultants. Connecticut does not publish a risk level for each violation. OEC does not publish when a violation was corrected, so it is worth asking what changed after each one.
232424242525262619a-79-4a(i)(1-2)(H), (F) across all 8 visits, oldest to newest - 2
Citation 19a-79-7a(c)(2), Cited in Two Visits
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-7a(c)(2) in April 2026 and August 2026. The agency describes it this way: Licensed premises-clean, good repair, hazard free-maintenance program. Connecticut does not publish a risk level for each violation. OEC does not publish when a violation was corrected, so it is worth asking what changed after each one.
232424242525262619a-79-7a(c)(2) across all 8 visits, oldest to newest - 3
Citation 19a-79-7a(g)(1), Cited in Two Visits
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-7a(g)(1) in April 2025 and April 2026. The agency describes it this way: Equipment-clean and safe, good repair, non-toxic-sturdy, free from protruding nails, rust. Connecticut does not publish a risk level for each violation. OEC does not publish when a violation was corrected, so it is worth asking what changed after each one.
232424242525262619a-79-7a(g)(1) across all 8 visits, oldest to newest - 4
Outdoor space, Cited in Two Visits
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-7a(h)(1-9) in April 2025 and April 2026. The agency describes it this way: Outdoor space. Connecticut does not publish a risk level for each violation. OEC does not publish when a violation was corrected, so it is worth asking what changed after each one.
232424242525262619a-79-7a(h)(1-9) across all 8 visits, oldest to newest - 5
Impact Absorbing Material under Equipment, Cited in Two Visits
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-7a(h)(2) in February 2023 and March 2024. The agency describes it this way: Impact Absorbing Material under Equipment. Connecticut does not publish a risk level for each violation. OEC does not publish when a violation was corrected, so it is worth asking what changed after each one.
232424242525262619a-79-7a(h)(2) across all 8 visits, oldest to newest - 6
Outdoor Play Area Protected/Fenced, Cited in Two Visits
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-7a(h)(7) in February 2023 and March 2024. The agency describes it this way: Outdoor Play Area Protected/Fenced. Connecticut does not publish a risk level for each violation. OEC does not publish when a violation was corrected, so it is worth asking what changed after each one.
232424242525262619a-79-7a(h)(7) across all 8 visits, oldest to newest
For Your Next Visit
Questions to Ask on Your Visit
Bring these to the tour. Each one comes from something in the record; the reason is under the question.
- 01
What changed after 19a-79-4a(i)(1-2)(H), (F) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Consultants: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 02
What changed after 19a-79-7a(c)(2) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Citation 19a-79-7a(c)(2): cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 03
What changed after 19a-79-7a(g)(1) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Citation 19a-79-7a(g)(1): cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 04
What changed after 19a-79-7a(h)(1-9) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Outdoor space: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 05
What changed after 19a-79-7a(h)(2) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Impact Absorbing Material under Equipment: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 06
What changed after 19a-79-7a(h)(7) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Outdoor Play Area Protected/Fenced: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
- 07
What is the ratio in the room my child would join, and how is every child accounted for at nap time, pickup and on the playground?
Ratios change through the day, so they are worth counting yourself on a visit.
- 08
Has the center ever been referred for legal action or put on a corrective plan, and what changed afterward?
OEC’s files list no enforcement action in this window.
The Evidence
Sources and Coverage
Program details, inspections, investigations and the violations cited at each are published by the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood's Division of Licensing in its daily files on data.ct.gov.
- Child care licensing program data (data.ct.gov)View Dataset ↗
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · DCCC.70659
Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)View Dataset ↗
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2023-642
Visit Feb 14, 2023 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)View Dataset ↗
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2024-915
Visit Mar 7, 2024 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)View Dataset ↗
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2024-915
Visit May 9, 2024 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)View Dataset ↗
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · 2024-474
Visit May 28, 2024 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)View Dataset ↗
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · 2025-159
Visit Feb 19, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)View Dataset ↗
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2025-1227
Visit Apr 7, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)View Dataset ↗
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2026-1567
Visit Apr 17, 2026 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)View Dataset ↗
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · 2026-995
Visit Aug 6, 2026 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Coverage
Record windowSeptember 1, 2011 – November 1, 2026
- This record is OEC's list of active child care licenses as of November 2026, with the inspections, follow-up visits and investigations in OEC's files, which run from September 2011.
- OEC's files give no correction date for a violation, so no violation in this record shows one; OEC's resolution of each inspection or investigation (a corrective action plan, a referral to its legal division) is kept with the visit.
- Exempt child care centers (programs OEC records but does not license, such as those a public school runs) and youth camps are not in this record.
- OEC's files give no county and no map point for a program.
What This Report Cannot Tell You
- Correction dates
- OEC's files record the violation cited, not when it was corrected.
- Severity of violations
- OEC's files do not grade violations.
- Complaints not investigated
- Complaints OEC screened out without an investigation are not published.
- Staff qualifications and turnover
- Not part of the published licensing record.
Historical coverage varies by agency and location. Missing records do not mean that no complaint or violation occurred.
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